Accelerated Pacification CampaignThe United States launched the Accelerated Pacification Campaign on November 1, 1968, with an objective of expanding government control
over 1,200 villages at this time controlled by the Vietcong.

After Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam
by Ronald H. Spector
The TET Offensive of 1968 was supposed to mark a turning point in the war in Vietnam. In this brilliant and harrowing work, the bestselling author of "Eagle Against the Sun" shows the
war that the TV missed -- and reveals that TET was only the beginning.

Against the Vietnam War: Writings by Activists
by Mary Susannah Robbins (Editor)
The protest movement in opposition to the Vietnam War was a complex amalgam of political, social, economic, and cultural motivations, factors, and
events. "Against the Vietnam War" brings together the different facets of that movement and its various shades of opinion. Here the participants themselves
offer statements and reflections on their activism, the era, and the consequences of a war that spanned three decades and changed the United States
of America. The keynote is on individual experience in a time when almost every event had national and international significance. This collection
includes classic documents and new essays by Noam Chomsky, Arlene Ash, Howard Zinn, Staughton Lynd, Martin Luther King, Jr., James Fallows,
Eugene McCarthy, Daniel Berrigan, H. Bruce Franklin, and Jane Sass. A foreword by Staughton Lynd considers the events of the Vietnam War in the
context of the present war in Iraq.

America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam 1950-1975
by George Herring
Widely recognized as a major contribution to the study of American involvement in Vietnam, this comprehensive and balanced account analyzes the ultimate failure of the war, and the
impact of the war on US foreign policy. The book seeks to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective and to offer answers to vital questions.

Ban Me ThuotThe capital city of Darlac Province and the largest urban concentration in the Central Highlands.

Battle Notes: Music of the Vietnam War
by Lee Andresen
This book is the only complete discography of ALL the music of the Vietnam era. By Lake Superior College professor, Lee Andresen, the book
details the famous and infamous songs and combines student essays. It highlights the obscure and unknown tunes. A tremendous source of accurate
information. A treasure for Vietnam vets. Many fun illustrations.

The Best and the Brightest
by David Halberstam
Now in its 20th anniversary edition, this 1973 classic is an unforgettable chronicle of John Kennedy's Camelot and its legacy -- featuring remarkable portraits of the men who
conceived and executed the Vietnam War, including Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy, Dean Rusk, and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

Binh XuyenThe Binh Xuyen were drug smugglers who traditionally traded support for legal protection of their rackets.

Bloods
by Wallace Terry
An oral history unlike any other, "Bloods" features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off in disproportionate numbers and the special test
of patriotism they faced.

Cao DaiA Vietnamese religious sect with saints ranging from Buddha and Jesus to Charlie Chaplin and Joan of Arc.

The Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story
by John Laurence
This is the true story of a young American reporter who went to Vietnam with an open mind and an innocent heart and was plunged into a world of cruel beauty and
savage violence. His experiences in the war forced him to question all his assumptions about his country, the nation's leaders and his own sanity.

The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy: Brothers in Arms: A Biography
by Kai Bird
This dual biography of the brothers who were top aides to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson is an outstanding study of the mindset that allowed the
United States to become slowly ensnared in the Vietnam War. Both McGeorge Bundy, a national security advisor, and William Bundy, a senior official at the
Pentagon and State Department, were liberal anti-Communists trying to balance American interests in Southeast Asia between what they considered the
dangerous extremes of both Left and Right.

Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Orderby Dan Dane
"Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Order" offers a glimpse of conditions in the First Cavalry Division around Bien Hoa during the last years of the Vietnam war. In 1971, Bill Blake encounters fragging, racism, and heroin addiction while defending soldiers in court-martial trials as a young Army JAG lawyer. Much like the soldiers he defends, Blake finds himself in conflict with his superior officers.
The story of a drafted, civilian attorney serving as an Army lawyer in Vietnam gives this book a unique perspective. Captain Blake's experiences accentuate many of the troublesome aspects of the war, including the draft, authority of commanding Generals, domestic demand for troop withdrawal, and in the end, the manufacture and delivery of heroin to the American troops.
Although conditions varied widely during the ten years of the war, the historical fiction genre allows veterans to recognize historically correct settings in Vietnam during 1971 and 1972. The fictitious characters and circumstances provide an entertaining read for those who lived through the era as well as those for whom Vietnam is only a curiosity out of the distant past.
This short novel is one of the most readable and provocative accounts of the Vietnam war.
Dan Dane earned a JD degree from the University of Arkansas and was licensed to practice law in 1969. He immediately entered the U.S. Army and received a direct commission
as a JAG officer. After a short stay in Arizona he was re-assigned to the Third Brigade of the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam.

ConfucianismConfucianism was the moral philosophy which the Vietnamese used to govern their society.

Walter CronkiteWalter Cronkite became the preeminent media figure of the 1960s and 1970s as correspondent and anchorman for CBS Television.

The Cu Chi Tunnels (A Video)During the war in Vietnam, thousands of people in the Vietnamese province of Cu Chi lived in an elaborate system of underground tunnels. Originally built in the time of the
French colonial occupation, the tunnels were enlarged during the American presence.

Decent Intervalby Frank Snepp
April 29, 1975: the evacuation of Saigon. Itís every man for himself; thousands of panic-stricken Vietnamese clawing at the Embassy gates, begging
not to be left behind as the last of the Americans save themselves.

Dien Bien Phu: The Epic Battle America Forgot
by Howard R. Simpson
The fall of Dien Bien Phu ended French control of Indochina and opened the way to US commitment to the area (and to US mistakes of a similar nature). Simpson -- former
US consul general, novelist, and writer on defense matters -- was there as a USIA correspondent. His account, on the 40th anniversary of the battle, is personal,
and includes many of his photos as well as photos from the Foreign Legion archives.